The act of dwelling or residing somewhere; the present participle of 'abide,' meaning staying or remaining in a place.
From abide (Old English abidan) + -ing (present participle suffix). The verb abide itself means 'to remain, stay, or dwell,' so aboding is the continuous form of this action.
This word almost sounds like a Scottish term for a premonition—which would be 'a boding'—but it's actually just the gerund of 'abide,' showing how English pronunciation can create homophone confusion when old words live on in new forms.
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